FEAR.It’s a crippling and stifling condition
that is not conducive to many positive things - including learning.But that is exactly the overwhelming
conditional plight in education.Everyone is scared.That’s
right scared.We are scared to ask
questions, deviate, experiment and especially FAIL. Fear of Failure is a well-known challenge or
hurdle that prevents anything truly great from happening.All major progress and successes
throughout time were made possible by experiencing and navigating failure.It is well documented that trying new
things, then re-designing them after documenting how they failed, ultimately
leads to greater success.So, if
we are afraid to fail, then we are essentially afraid of getting to a higher
level of success. We are essentially afraid to learn and adjust from our
mistakes – also simply called real
learning.

(courtesy of Emily'sQuotes.com) In schools, teachers are afraid to deviate from
the pacing guide or textbook.Administrators are afraid of not getting fund…